The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-11-30


Messrs. w. Fl. Malone and F. 4. Sond
ley are in Raleigh attending the Suprem
Court.
The handsome residence Of DR.. W. L
Hilliard on South Main street is nearln,
completion.
The Second Baptist church is going u
rapidly on French Broad Avenue, nea
Patton Avenue.
Our reighbor, the 14drance, saws tn
CITIZEN is always on the popular side
That is so, brother.
DR.. J. n. Burroughs has returned from
Virginia after a weeks visit. Mrs. Bur
roughs returned with him.
Garland S. Ferguson, Esq, passec
through the city yesterday en- route t
Raleigh to attend the Supreme Court.
The ring of the hammer makes lively
music in every part Of the CITY. And i
is cheerful music, too. A6hevillc still
grows.
The prospects for another railroad tc
Ashevilie, from the South, are very fiat
tering. We hope to give encouraging
news soon.
Every indication points to street
railway for Asheyille at an early date
Let US have it, by all means 1t il
badly needed in Asheville.
Asheville enjoyed little of the Chi
cago cold wave Tuesday night But thu
all was pure and bracin2, and inducive
to outdoor exercises Yesterday.
We regret to learn that Mr. Hardy Les
WAS seriously attacked with -1ngina pee,
tOrtS yesterday. lie suffered severelyfOr a
while, but was resting easier last night
We hope lie may speedily recover
The Barnard building. corner Of the
Square and Patton Avenue, is fsst assum
ing very handsome proportions. 1t will
be one OF the handsOmest business bull
dings in the city.
Mr. E. ]. Armstrong will build, by
spring or before, handsome store build
ing on the lot corner of Patton Avenue
and Chur street, recently purchased
from h1r. VIM. Johnston.
The suggestion of the CITIZEN that The
Asheville Warehouse, below the Swan
nanoa Hotel, be converted into a hand,
some Oncra Hall, which can be easily
and cheaplv done, meets with much ap
proval
After reading the tclegraphic report OF
the intenso cold in the Northwest We
here, warned by the fall of temperature
81 t. l, G.
ton of every one. the day was a beauti
full one clear though cool and perfectly
calm and bright. And later in the day
the wind came round south.
The Adrdnce calls on the CITIZEN t.
aid it in urging a sewerage system fo
AsheVile. Well, the CITIZEN urged thi
before the Adrance was born. 1t is NJ
new thing with us, as no suggestion look
ing to the good of the city could well b.
new with the CITIZEN. We are nont
the less pleased with any effort, from
yourg or old, in such direction, however
The city needs sewerage, and must have
it, sooner or later. It will cost number
| of thousands Of dollars, which the au
thorities do not happen to have, nor car
they have out Of the revenues SO lOnS
as street improvements and new streets
are demanded. 1t is easy to say ''go anc
do" but it amounts to imprudence to give
such a command without providing the
means with which to do it. A vast dea
of good can be accomplished if the au
thorities will have eSch lot visited anc
cleaned and sc1aped, and where drainage
has been stopped to have it opened; an<
| then prevent the emptying of slOpS anC
garbage on the lots. Back lots ought t.
be oisied and carefully inspected, anC
required to be carefully cleaned, and il
shOu.d be done now SO that the wlntel
cold would purify the earth. This worl
can be done NV, and should be. Oul
authorities, We are cure, will give the
earliest practicable attention to a sewer
age system. In the mean time, would il
not be we'll to compel all property owners
adjacent to the sewer now established tt
connect with 1t? We learn a large mum
Der fail to do 30. This should be one o
! tbs first steps taken.